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About Botha Village

Botha is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 431 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.99 hectares hectares.

Botha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 558.99 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 431
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botha compares

By the 2011 count Botha is the 92nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 558.99 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Botha

Botha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Botha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Botha from other places

Botha lies about 52 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 42 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Botha
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 23 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 42 km
District headquarters Buldana 52 km

Villages closest to Botha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehkar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Botha

As per the Census of India 2011, Botha village had a population of 801. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Botha village has 431 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botha has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Botha covers 558.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botha falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Botha is Khamgaon, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Botha.

Botha is about 52 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Botha is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 23 km away. Khamgaon is about 42 km away. Buldana is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warwand (1.9 km), Barda (2.0 km) and Bardapur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Botha today is likely to be higher.

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